Havana Syndrome
Four Corners · Season 2025 · Episode 34
Havana Syndrome is a report by Brother films and CANAL+ on multiple incidents of U.S. officials becoming sick and disoriented.A strange sound, an immaculate crime scene, American diplomats collapsing with unexplained symptoms: This is how one of the most troubling intelligence mysteries of recent years began.What seemed to start in Havana soon spread around the world, leaving U.S. officials sick and disoriented. Hundreds of national security officers reported unexplained injuries, from vertigo and memory loss to vision damage and brain trauma.But as reports of these incidents multiplied, some dismissed the victims as suffering from stress or hysteria. For the officers affected, the greatest battle became forcing their own government to take them seriously.This week on Four Corners, Brother Films and CANAL+ bring you exclusive interviews with victims, doctors, scientists and senior officials. Their stories show the toll of what's been labelled Havana Syndrome and their resilience in pushing for recognition, care and accountability.What emerges is not only a medical mystery but a struggle for recognition within the U.S. intelligence community.The officers' fight to be heard exposes a deeper question: how do governments respond when their own are caught in the shadows of a new kind of conflict?
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Season
2025
Episode
34
Air Date
22/Sep/2025
Air Time
20:30
Runtime
45 min
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Havana Syndrome is a report by Brother films and CANAL+ on multiple incidents of U.S. officials becoming sick and disoriented.A strange sound, an immaculate crime scene, American diplomats collapsing with unexplained symptoms: This is how one of the most troubling intelligence mysteries of recent years began.What seemed to start in Havana soon spread around the world, leaving U.S. officials sick and disoriented. Hundreds of national security officers reported unexplained injuries, from vertigo and memory loss to vision damage and brain trauma.But as reports of these incidents multiplied, some dismissed the victims as suffering from stress or hysteria. For the officers affected, the greatest battle became forcing their own government to take them seriously.This week on Four Corners, Brother Films and CANAL+ bring you exclusive interviews with victims, doctors, scientists and senior officials. Their stories show the toll of what's been labelled Havana Syndrome and their resilience in pushing for recognition, care and accountability.What emerges is not only a medical mystery but a struggle for recognition within the U.S. intelligence community.The officers' fight to be heard exposes a deeper question: how do governments respond when their own are caught in the shadows of a new kind of conflict?
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